Spectacles.



specification.

LEO E. ADT, or ALBANY, NEW vom.

SPECTACLES.

specification of Letten rennt.

Patented Nov. s, 1910.

application and my 1s, ma serial no. 561,170.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEO ADT, of Albany, in the county of Albanyend State of 'New York, have 1nvented certain new and 4useful Improvements in Spectacle s;,and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this' specification, and to the reference-numerals marked thereon.

The present invention relates to spectacles for engaging the nose of a, wearer in such wei ht ohe spectacles is' removed from the fies portion of the nose between the eyes, an olijectof the invention being to a novel construction which will a apt it# self automatically to the forward and the upward taper of the nose of 4the wearer. "-To Athese and other ends the invention consists in certain improvements and comb1nal tions of parts allas wili-behereinafter more fully described, the' novel features being pointed out in the claims at the endof the In the'draWingS: Figure l'is atop view of a mounting 'constructed in accordance `vvlth the presentimprovements; Fig. 2 is a side view 4of the same construction with one o the lenses removed; Fig. 3 is 'a perspective view of the. mounting in proximity to one of the nose rcstsl Fig.'4 is a view similar to formed of a single strip Fig. 2 of ano er embodiment of the invenl; tion; Fig. 5 is a view similar to- F' 3 of' the embodiment shown in Fig. 4, anl Figs. 6 and 7-are detail views showing diierenl ways n'which the metal stri 'is expanded to'` form the eyes with which t A1e nose 'rests engage. f

In the embodiment of the invention illus-A trated in Figs. I to 3, the mounting is of metal of substantially uniform wid bent A to form an arched or bridging portion 1 inclined tothe pla-ne of the lenses to conform tothe nose of the wearer and pliable portions 2 embody'-4 ing in this -instance forwardly extending arms Vroviding forwardly; opening 'loops and soiilered or otherwise secured to the lens attaching devices 3 at their forward'ends, thus permitting the 'lenses 4 to be set forward or rearward andinward or outward relatively to the bridging lortion to accommodate the mounting to t e facial charac teristics of 4different wearers. To the outer a manner that therovide both to accommodate portion and ed es of the lenses l temples 5 of any suitab e construction may be secured. In order to rovide a universally rocking pad which wil conform to the forward and the upward taper of the nose of the' wearer andat the same time be so located as 'to bear upon the bony portion of the nose below the centers of the eyes, the strip of metal ofwhich the bridging portions 2 are formed is provided with expanded portions -6 )riforated a-t 7 to receive pins or projections "8 carried in this instance centrally by the nose rests 9 and preferably rigid with the latter, the nose rests preferably being in the form of cireular'dis s, The points about which the nose rests -9 rock are so located that at least one halfof each rest is located below the horizontal plane z, :n which sxthe plane of the axes of the lenses ofthe spectacles and' -t-he .forward edges'xof the nose rests referably project into the plane of the enses.. The relative'position oi the parts is important for it permits the rests. to hear against the bon portionof the nose below the centersof t efeyes andy not against thr-l reduced'or fieshy portion directly'between the eyes The arched o r-bridgin portion ofthe mounting being non-resi lent or substantially'rigid, Athe nose rests or guards are maintained relatively ixed distances apart and do not pinch the nose unless by suchV a light wedging waction as may result from vtheir mere weight. The universal mwermitted enables them or horizontally or emselves -to the surface of the wearers nose and maintain an even and firm bear' ment which they are to tilt either vertice l posite the extremities o the bridging portion'forming an upwardly opening loo ,ex-f

tending u wardly and being connect lens attac ing device 3.

In Fi 1 to 5 the perforated portions'are provide by expanding the metazenuallyfen opposite panded portions lie :in -a-lmebetween the the pliable portions thereon withoutZ lia hllltyof cutting the esh while the temples -ios sides of the stripzso'that the ex-f but it is possible' to work the metal in such a manner that the ex anded portion extends from one side only o vthe str1 as in Fig; 7.

This arrangement has particu ar advantage when it is desired to drop the `nose rests -below'the plane ai, w. of the optical axes of the lenses without dropping the forwardly opening pliable loops. i

From the foregoing it will be'seen that universally rocking nose rests have been attached to what is termed by the trade as a tremiti'es -of the rests having :portions loosely engaging-in saddle bridge at such positions that the rests bear'i'i on the bony part of thenose and `this without the provision of parts which would'render the mounting cons ic.

nous and at the same time without ad ing materially to the cost of manufacture of the mounting.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a spectacle mounting, the combina- 'tion with lens attaching devices; of the following parts madefromv a strip of non resilient material of substantially uniform width, a bridging portion inclined tothe plane vof the lenses and pliable portions conneting the bridging portion and the lens` attachin devices, the strip of material being' provid -witli eyes in proximity to the eirridging. portion; and nose' V the es.

2. 'a spectacle mounting, thecoinbina-A i -port-ions, a bridging perforated portions;

tion with lens attaching devices, of a single perforated portions an liable portions be- 1ylfond the perforated portions, and nose rests aving portions loosely engaging in the 3. In a spectacle mounting, the combination with a bridging port-ion of non resilient material inc ined to the plane of the lenses', lens attaching devices, and pliable portioiisflconnecting the bridging portion and thejagliis attaching devices, of per o'rated portions arranged 'between and in line with' tions, an nose rests having .nose engagin mounted 'on t e bri the brid 'iig portions and the pliable porport-ions loosely engaging in the perforations.

nose venga 'ng su ortin 'ads loosely mounted ong1 the bri e in 'efs aced relation but permitted a universali' ing movenient thereon to conform to the forward and upward taper of the wearers nose land temp es connected to the lenses.

5. In spectacles the combination of the "lenses, a' rigid' bridge connecting them and supiporting, pedsloo'sely fixed. spaced reof non resilient material of substan y uniform width connecting them and bodying a pair'of expanded perforatedA ortionbetween the connectin spectacles the combination of the lenses, a -rigid bridge connecting them and lation but permitted a universal rocking lmovement to conform to the forward an upward taper of the wearers ,-vnose, said bridge having pliable ortions connected to the enses outwardly eyond the pads and temples connected'to the lenses.

6. In a spectacle mounting, the combination with anon resilient bridging portion,

lensattachingdevices and pliable portions connecting the latter with the bridging orv tion and embodying forwardly exten ing arms, of universally rocking nose rests supported between the pliable portions and-having at least one half of their nose enga ingsurfaces located below' the horizontal p ane of the axes of the lenses and portions oftheir nose engaging surfaces located in tlie plane of the lenses.

7. In a spectacle mounting, the combination with a non .resilient bridging portion inclined to' the plane. of the lenses to cofiform to the nose ofthe. wearer, lens4 attaching devices and pliable portions between the latter and the bridging portion, nose rests, and 'means connecting :the latter` to the mounting between 'the pliableportions, said means having-provision permitting universalrockin movement of tli'e rests' relatively to the "bri gin portion about points below the plane -of t eoptic'al. axes 'of the lenses.

8.', 'In a spectacle mounting, the combination with a non resilient' bridging' por-tion inclinedto the plane of the lenses to conform to the nose of the' wearer, lens attaching'device's and pliableportions connecting 'the lens attaching devices and 'the bliidging portion, of ortions between the liable portions provi ed with `eyes below t eaplane of the opticalaxels-iofeltlie lenses, and nosi-rests carrying ins oos y enga ing insai e es.

9.. InaPspectademountigng, .the combiiialti'on with anon resilient bridging portion,

lens attaching devices, and pliable portions the bridging portion,'of downwardly exthe llens attaching 'devices with tendingportions'connecting with 'the mounting between the pliable (portions and 'near the extremities of the bri portion, nose rests, means connecting t e rests with the downward extensions and permitting uni 'ver-'sal rockngmovement o i 'the rests.

l10. In a spectacle mounting -the combinal tion with a ri ing portion, lens attaching devices, and p'lia le portions connecting-the lens attaching devices with the bridging portion, of portions de ending frm the mounting between the -p iable portions and providedlwithlfeyes, 'and-nosej having portions oose l'en a in t e eyes. g gu'lg 'LEO 

